Regional-based Integrated Healthcare Network policy in Brazil: from formulation to practice

Conclusions The implementation of regional-based IHN policy in Brazil is hampered by the decentralized organization of the health system to the municipal level, suggesting the need to centralize certain functions to regional structures or states and to define better the role of the government levels involved.

Source: Health Policy and Planning - June 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Vargas, I., Mogollon-Perez, A. S., Unger, J.-P., da-Silva, M. R. F., De Paepe, P., Vazquez, M.-L. Tags: Original articles Source Type: research